Eastern Humanitarian Operations Medal
| Eastern Humanitarian Operations Medal | |
|---|---|
| Awarded by Sri Lanka | |
| Type | Campaign medal |
| Eligibility | Officers, other ranks of the tri-services (Regular/Volunteer) and Police personal. |
| Awarded for | service |
| Campaign | Sri Lankan Civil War |
| Description | Suspended from a plain suspension bar. |
| Statistics | |
| Established | 2010 |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Desha Putra Sammanaya |
| Next (lower) | North Humanitarian Operation Medal |
 Eastern Humanitarian Medal Bar | |
The Eastern Humanitarian Operations Medal is presented to:
- The Minister of defence, the deputy Minister of defence, the Secretary Defence, Service Commanders and the Inspector General of Police by virtue of their appointments.
- All Military Personnel who were on active service during the specified period (28 July 2006 - 10 July 2007) and have been recommended by Commander of the Army, Commander of the Navy and The Commander of the Air Force.
- Police personnel who served in the Eastern Region during the specified period and recommended by the inspector General of Police.
- Civilians employed by the Services who served in the Eastern Region during the specified period and have been recommended by the relevant authority.
- Civilian doctors and their staff employed by the services who were physically present in the eastern Region for a minimum period of seven days during the specified period and have been recommended by the relevant authority.
East Humanitarian Operation Clasp
The clasp shall be awarded to
i. The minister of Defence, the deputy Minister of Defence, the Secretary Defence, Service Commanders and the Inspector General of Police by virtue of their appointments.
ii. All military personnel who have taken part in combat, Fire support, Logistics, Medicals, Planning, Direction, or any other combined activities during the East Humanitarian Operation in the Eastern Region as per the operation orders for not less than 30 days during the specified period. In the case of combat casualties of the Army, Navy and Air force the time stipulation of 30 days is not applicable provided however that the person became a casualty within the specified period.
iii. In the case of Air Force and navy personnel who were physically not present in eastern Region the period to be decided by the respective service commanders and be restricted to combat or logistics flying of Air Force personnel and operation and logistics sailing by Naval personnel.